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Commissioner Jeff Rader
Manuel J. Maloof Center
1300 Commerce Drive
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 371-2863
jrader@co.dekalb.ga.us
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| DeKalb County Board of Health Arbovirus Program Update |
| Oct 9, 2008 |
DeKalb County Board of Health
Arbovirus Program Update
2008 Season Update Reporting Activity January through October 9, 2008
Human Surveillance:
* No 2008 cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in DeKalb County residents (One 2007 WNV case detected in March 2008)
* 5 WNV cases in Georgia (Cobb, Dougherty, Floyd [2] and Fulton counties)
* 1030 WNV cases (20 deaths) in CDC National Report including 295 in California and 91 in Mississippi
Mosquito Surveillance:
* 21 WNV positive mosquito collections from 7 locations in DeKalb County
* 41 WNV positive mosquito collections in Georgia (Clayton, DeKalb [21], Fulton [18] and Lowndes counties)
* 24 mosquito trap locations sampled weekly
* 426 collections of mosquitoes submitted for arbovirus testing
* 404 mosquito trap nights
* 11,374 total mosquitoes counted and identified
Avian Surveillance:
* 1 WNV positive bird in DeKalb County
* 4 WNV positive birds in Georgia (Cobb [3] and DeKalb counties)
* 59 reports of dead birds received and mapped
Mosquito Control Efforts:
* 265 calls requesting mosquito control efforts received and visited
* 409 senior centers/personal care homes/higher risk centers have been visited, larvicided and staff educated on eliminating mosquito breeding sites on their property
* Larviciding of storm drains throughout the county in progress
* Detailed assessment, including distributing educational materials, reducing mosquito breeding sites and larviciding, in the environment around positive activity and areas where surveillance has indicated increased risk for virus activity
Additional Arbovirus Activity:
* Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) results in South Georgia (20 horses, 1 dog and
1 mosquito collection)
* 2 cases of LaCrosse encephalitis (Lowndes and Forsyth Counties)
* 2 cases of internationally-acquired dengue reported (Cobb and Gwinnett Counties)
Compiled by the Division of Environmental Health at the DeKalb County Board of Healt
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